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Vista Equity Partners VIII is seeking the third-largest amount of capital among private equity funds in market, according to PEI data.

Stéphane Barret of Crédit Agricole CIB discusses financing for LBOs and how GPs are waiting for markets to settle.

The US's largest public pension system plans on a major overhaul of its private equity holdings.

Europe-focused funds trail behind other major global regions by capital raising so far this year with just $112.4bn closed.

The firm has gathered $12.5bn for Dyal Capital Partners V and expects to close on $13bn by year-end.

Apollo Investment Fund X began pre-marketing in January; its predecessor reached a final close after less than half a year on the fundraising trail.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and France's largest private markets investment firm are understood to have been in discussions about a deal as recently as mid-October.

Employees must remain with Hamilton Lane over a multi-year timeframe, and the stock price should cross particular thresholds, in order to receive equity 'awards'.

The $516.9bn raised during the first three quarters of this year remains the second-highest figure ever recorded, according to PEI data's latest fundraising figures.

Sponsors are using hedging to get deals over the line in markets with severe currency fluctuations; their investors are looking to protect themselves with greater flexibility over the currency in which they can commit.